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NSR: Flame Free Friday Confessions
I know all the other boards do it, but to be honest, you are my favorites! 
Sports related or not, let 'er rip!
Sports related or not, let 'er rip!
Re: NSR: Flame Free Friday Confessions
Thanks, Pita! I wanted to see if anyone would play if it's not sports related... Okay here it goes...
Long story short, DH lost his job last year and to help out I started working a 2nd job on the weekends and reg OT at my 1st job (he was working 7 days, too). We talked about him going back to get his RN, and he took a CNA class over the summer to be in the healthcare field. He started school in September and goes to school during the day and works FT 3-11, and mandatory every other weekend. I work 7a-6p with a 2 hour round trip commute. He always picks up open shifts because of his guilt of getting laid off and the fact that he makes less than half what he used to make prior to being laid off.
That being said, people CONSTANTLY tell me that they know "exactly" what I'm going through. Umm NO YOU DON'T. I never see my DH, we communicate mainly through text/IM while he's between classes or school and work. I am in bed before he gets home, and out of the house before he wakes up for school. I am NOT asking for sympathy. We know this is the right thing for us right now and that it will be worth it in the end. I am just SO TIRED of people trying to make this shitty situation about them.
We just bought ourselves our Christmas present last night...tickets to LA over New Years. We spent WAY WAY more than we wanted to. I was freaking out because every time I clicked on a ticket to buy it, the price jumped $50 per ticket. It got completely ridiculous. I was yelling at DH for not being decisive and I was crying. I don't ever want to buy plane tickets again.
DHs brother lives out there with his fam. BIL is a freelance musician, SIL is a music teacher. They have the most adorable little girl. They didn't make it home to see DHs family for xmas last year bc they couldn't really afford it, and the ILs were super pissed (I can't believe ILs. What asshats). Now I can COMPLETELY understand why....those tickets are effing ridiculous!
In related news, Go Hawkeyes! Make it to the Rose Bowl!
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That sounds like a lot of hard work for him. It will pay off in the end.
My confession, I've been at work for over an hour and haven't done anything but surf the web.
Thanks, Pita! It's so much work and it sucks that we never see each other, but it's going to be so worth it in the end and this is DEFINITELY the career path he should be in!
In regards to your confession...I work 11 hours a day and this is essentially all I ever do other than the bare minimum of work. And now the sports board...Oy Vey!
**laura - I HATE buying airline tickets, I can totally sympathize!
August was 2 years for me
and people wonder why I work so much...
Is this EVER appropriate?
Oh and a big "screw you" to the guy driving a teal car that I got in a wreck with....you suck as a person
Ah, Laura, you lucky beyotch!
If I had 'skinny' genes, I'd eat McDonald's every day, I swear! Unfortunately, I don't. 
I actually do kind of know what you are going through. I am back in the US to finish law school and sit for the bar because it will be better for us in the long run. DH is working in Switzerland. We occasionally get to see each other when his company send him to the US here and there, but it's not that often.
I completely agree with you. I am really sick of explaining the situation to people. I am sick of their responses. I am sick of hearing things like "it will be over soon" or "wow, it must be so hard" or "I hope you guys survive this". I am to the point where I don't even explain the situation to people anymore.
PM me if you ever feel the need to commiserate.
Aw, Katie, I am sorry for your difficult situation! I certainly feel like you have it much worse than I do, at least I'm in the same country with DH! Thank you for your kindness, and feel free to PM me if you ever need to talk as well
I'm sick of working so much and I want to quit one of my jobs.
I'm also irritated that my FI won't find a full time job. He's working two part time jobs (10 hours a day), but I'm working full time and part time (14 hours every day)! We keep talking about saving up for our future plans, but he won't go out and look for a job with more hours and pay because he doesn't want to have a fuller schedule.
Oh and of course as I write this, I'm at work